Attachment_0014_Post Award Product Testing Process.docx

Attachment 15

Post Award Product Testing Process Version 5.0 15 June 2018

Introduction

The Post Award Product Testing Process is a structured product testing effort for awardees of RFID-V. Certified, ISO 18000-7:2008 compliant products from each of the awardees, are evaluated by PD AMIS to verify and validate form, fit and function. Detailed testing scripts developed by PD AMIS to verify adherence to published requirements will be executed by Pacific Northwest National Laboratories (PNNL) at Richland, WA, with the support of the participating vendor. Each vendor will be responsible for operating the products provided for testing. During testing PNNL and PD AMIS support personnel will observe and direct certain testing objectives. Calibrated test instrumentation will be utilized to confirm compliance with the published requirements. Standardized forms will be utilized to collect test data and document each product’s performance. A report will be assembled at the completion of a vendor's product(s) testing. The report will summarize pass/fail for each product. The report will also identify any areas of failure and document the non-compliance with supporting test data. Upon completion of the testing process of all vendor equipment, the U.S Army RFID-V contracting office shall inform each vendor of the testing results of their offered products. The high level roles and responsibilities are outlined below.

Roles and Responsibility

Preparation & Readiness

Shipping of Products

X

Unpack and Setup

X

Product testing

Operation of Vendor Products

X

Successful Product Testing

Testing Close Out

Breakdown, Repackaging and Return Shipping

X

Testing Objectives

The testing will be a limited scope survey intended to verify that vendor’s self certified compliant equipment meets conformance, interoperability and functionality requirements. Specifically the survey will cover:

Conformance – Verify equipment conforms to the relevant portions of ISO/IEC 18000-7:2008 standard and also to the DoD-specific clarifications, extensions, and interoperability guidelines.

Interoperability – Verify equipment interoperates with RFID-V reference equipment developed by PD AMIS, and does not exhibit issues and artifacts which will interfere with in-transit visibility processes and equipment.

Functionality – Verify that provided equipment meets basic functional requirements identified in the Statement of Work.

Testing Results

The testing results will be a Pass/Fail assessment of the vendor equipment, and will be provided to the contracting office who in turn is responsible for vendor notification. When all awardees have completed the Post Award Product Testing Process the Contracting Officer will notify all awardees of their testing results simultaneously. Awardees who have successfully completed the Post Award Product Testing Process will be issued a Notice to Proceed. When a vendor’s equipment is assessed a Fail, the contracting office will advise the vendor of an opportunity for re-testing.

Required Products due from each Awardee

Hardware

Active RFID Transponders

· License Plate Transponder – 5 each

· Data Rich Transponder – 5 each

· Asset Transponder – 5 each

· Non-Removable Battery Asset Transponder – 5 each

Active RFID Interrogators

· Handheld – 2 each

· Fixed – 2 each

Printer

· Label Printer

Software

Application Software

· CAI compliant ISO Transponder Write Application incorporating GOTS TMM for Microsoft Windows OS Platform (installation CD or DVD)

· ISO Transponder Read Application for Microsoft Windows OS Platform (installation CD or DVD)

Application Developer Software

· ISO Fixed Reader Driver Implementing CAI for Microsoft Windows 10 or later OS Platform

· ISO Handheld Reader Driver Implementing CAI for handheld computer’s OS Platform

Products Shipment

Awardees will be instructed by the contracting office to provide products for the Post Award Equipment Testing Process for receipt at the address below within five (5) business days of award notification. The shipment and return shipment of vendor equipment and costs are the responsibility of the vendor. The specific types of equipment and the number of units will be communicated by the contracting office. A general equipment list and number of each item is located in the section labeled Required Products. Vendor Equipment will be shipped FedEx to the following address:

Battelle for the U.S. DOE Pacific Northwest National Laboratory C/O: Kurt Silvers, Project No. 49582 Sensitive Equipment for Testing (not to be opened prior to vendor arrival on-site) 790 6th Street Richland, WA 99354

Once equipment set up is completed the Government will perform an inventory of the awardees hardware and software items to ensure that all items being tested are the same make and model as those items specified in the offerors CLIN list.

Equipment will be verified upon arrival to the packing list ONLY, no packages will be opened prior to vendor arrival on-site. Damaged packages will be identified and an e-mail will be sent to the contracting office for vendor notification. Once received and verified the shipment will be transferred and stored under lock until the vendor arrives on-site for equipment testing. The vendor will un-package their equipment and set up for the testing.

At the conclusion of the testing, all vendor products will be repackaged by the vendor and readied for shipment. The equipment will be held until released by the contracting office for shipment back to the vendor.

Access Requirements to PNNL

The vendor is allowed to bring a team of a maximum of five individuals. Of the five individuals, one is requested to be the project manager or person of authority that can represent the vendor. The vendor team needs to be able to unpack and set up equipment, configure hardware and software, and be able to exercise the equipment under testing.

The following information is needed for access to PNNL.

Company Name and Address Individuals’ Full Name Citizenship Date of Birth Last four digits of social security number

This information is needed five days before arriving on-site. The point of contact for PNNL is Kurt Silvers, kurt.silvers@pnl.gov, (509) 372-4828.

Testing Process

Vendor products will be evaluated during a four day visit to PNNL. The testing program is expected to take three full days, with part of day for set up and another half day to deal with any issues that come up during the testing.

Monday- Vendor arrival, badging, equipment set up, Government inventory, initiate testing (time permitting) Tuesday- All day testing Wednesday- All day testing Thursday- Complete testing in morning, followed by vendor equipment tear down and packaging. Vendor equipment will be retained at PNNL until the contracting office authorizes shipment back to the vendor.